I am happy to have the freedom to think for myself and raise my children like "normal" kids. Everyday I am grateful to be out of the bondage of that religion!
QuestioningEverything
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...Why are you Happy??...
by OUTLAW inwhy are you happy,to be on jwn?................................outlaw.
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Crazy JW chaperon Stories
by superman inthe jw's must not trust their members or at least don't have too much faith in them when it comes to being alone around member of the opposite sex.
i can remember one time in particular from when i was a teenager that still makes me laugh today.. when i was younger i used to go out in service on a regular basis during the week when i had summer break.
one time when i met for service there were only two other people that showed up.
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My nephew was dating a sister from a nearby congregation. They were going to run to the store during a family dinner to get some pop or something like that. My MIL made someone ride with them as a chaperone. I thought that was so silly because my nephew had his own house. They certainly could meet up there with out a chaperone (and did).
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Young People Ask - Ans/Work - Now that you're older...
by Confucious ini think i was 22 when that book came out.. and i remember the being at the convention remembering how much i appreciated it.. and even at that age - feeling like that book was for me.. but how do you feel about it today?.
i don't have a copy of it anymore, but i do remember it being one of the better books.. thoughts?.
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No More Kool Aid-"INSTEAD OF A DOOR THAT OPEN AND CLOSES WILLY NILLY WITH THE WIND"
OMG- I forgot about that statement. Too funny!! I shudder at the same time I am laughing.
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No phone calls please...
by rockmehardplace infor all those that read my post from the other day, i have been asked that if i am to miss any meetings i must call one particular elder per his request.
so on sunday i woke up and decided to stay home from the meeting and test my theory that this guy is on a power trip.
i "had a headache" which in all reality was a small hangover from the night before.
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QuestioningEverything
I think that "brother call me" sounds pretty creepy. I wouldn't call to tell him anything.
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Worldly Mannerisms That Dubs Avoids
by Yizuman ini know some mannerisms to avoid such as when someone sneezes, dubs don't say, "bless you" or "god bless you" for sacrilious reasons.. so the question is, what worldly mannerisms do dubs avoid?.
yiz.
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Wearing loose/baggy clothing. Or anything modern or up to date for that matter. I allow my son's to wear their pants "saggin" and my mom was not very happy, said they looked worldly. I told her it wasn't any more worldly looking than how bell-bottoms were in the 70's. Just part of the fashion.
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FLLIPPER-MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY. Sunbathing is not what made their skin darker, it was the melanin in their skin.
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I'm done obsessing the JW's! Now my life can really start.
by QuestioningEverything innine months ago, my whole world was rocked sideways and upside down!!
it all started with a search on the internet about jw's and 1975. little did i know what i was going to see when i came on here-jwn and freeminds.org.
needless to say, i was totally devastated to learn how that the "truth" was not really the truth.
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QuestioningEverything
Nine months ago, My whole world was rocked sideways and upside down!! It all started with a search on the internet about JW's and 1975. Little did I know what I was going to see when I came on here-JWN and Freeminds.org. Needless to say, I was totally devastated to learn how that the "Truth" was not really the truth.
My family came into the Organization when I was 8 years old. I was baptised at a young age, it was all I knew. Where else was I going to go? The world was going to end, the people were evil and would be destroyed. Yeah, right...
I investigated everything I was ever taught by the JW's. I read Crisis of Conscience. I searched every topic I could on many different sites-the UN affiiliation, the blood issue, the voting changes, college, disfellowshipping,etc... I now realize that they are not "god's earthly organization" as they claim. For a few months, I was obsessed with finding out as much as I could. I was very angry at the Society.
Now, I am at peace with the whole thing. I'm not angry anymore. I look at my upbringing and choose to pick the good things out of it. I am not upset with my mom because she raised me and my sisters as JW's thinking it was the right way to live. I am ready to move on with my life and will raise my kids to be college educated, sports playing, christmas celebrating, positive, strong men! Can't change my past but I can make adjustments in my future and live my life to the fullest.
I will still check out the XJWSupport websites. I wish everyone well and hope you all take advantage of what the "World" has to offer!! I am.
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What Are Songs That "Get You In The Mood"?
by minimus ini'm listening to after7's with babyface's brother singing , "baby i'm for real".....oh my!.
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QuestioningEverything
Undercover-I used to LOVE that song.
I love:
Marvin Gaye's'-Sexual Healing
Terence Trent Darby's-Sign your Name
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Quincy Jones w/Barry White, El Debarge, James Ingram and someone else--Secret Garden
If I came home from work and my hubby was playing ANY of those songs, it's on!!!
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Can anyone just let go??
by Quirky1 ini've only been a witless for about 7 years or so and left al little over a year ago and i've been coming here since.
you would think that after a year it would all be over with but i just cannot get the wt shit outta my head.
it's like a plague... .
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I meant to say: I now realize that I can let go of all my anger. I was internalizing a lot of anger inside because of the WTBS claiming to have the truth and realizing they don't! I'm over the anger and have let it go.
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Can anyone just let go??
by Quirky1 ini've only been a witless for about 7 years or so and left al little over a year ago and i've been coming here since.
you would think that after a year it would all be over with but i just cannot get the wt shit outta my head.
it's like a plague... .
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QuestioningEverything
That is a great question, one I've been asking myself lately. The conclusion I've came to is that I will never be able to' let' go of all that I was taught. It was ingrained in me since I was a young child.
Some of it was bad and lies (UN, college, holidays, etc). Some of it was good(learning to speak publicly, study habits, cleanliness). I now realize that I can let go of the fact that it is not the truth. When I first discovered they were lying, I was devastated. I became obsessed with everytihing JW related. I was so pissed at the WTBS and all they stood for.
While I can't 'let go" of all of my upbringing and past, I feel as if I am 'over it'. "It" being the whole JW thing. I feel so much peace within myself.